So I was laying on the floor to fix my back from overdoing with all the woodcutting yesterday. Why not put in that 5.1 SACD of Ziggy Startdust that arrived this afternoon?
I'll tell you I started smiling big right away; this with the ears near the floor not critically checking the spatial nature of the mix. Just lots of really well written well played music that seemed incredibly open. When you sit up and check it out it's unbelievable. You may have forgotten how good it was and can't believe how much greater it is in this presentation. An old friend turns up...literally.
I won't say it's a no-nonsense mix all the way through, but it is 85% of the time. It's the rare magic of preserving the familiar elements, making sense and taking chances that do pay off. Some things would not have been possible with that studio gear, there's a few minor thrills in here.
It's not really light on bass, just mixed to the order of the day. You can always take it to modern excess if you feel the need to up the sub a bit.
It was $13.29 from CD Universe and SUCH a fun purchase on so many levels. This is such a nice preview of great things to come from the rock classics catalog, given the mix used here is used as a model for releases of that period at least.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Cue the banana!
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I'll tell you I started smiling big right away; this with the ears near the floor not critically checking the spatial nature of the mix. Just lots of really well written well played music that seemed incredibly open. When you sit up and check it out it's unbelievable. You may have forgotten how good it was and can't believe how much greater it is in this presentation. An old friend turns up...literally.
I won't say it's a no-nonsense mix all the way through, but it is 85% of the time. It's the rare magic of preserving the familiar elements, making sense and taking chances that do pay off. Some things would not have been possible with that studio gear, there's a few minor thrills in here.
It's not really light on bass, just mixed to the order of the day. You can always take it to modern excess if you feel the need to up the sub a bit.
It was $13.29 from CD Universe and SUCH a fun purchase on so many levels. This is such a nice preview of great things to come from the rock classics catalog, given the mix used here is used as a model for releases of that period at least.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Cue the banana!
:51banana: